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EUCROPIS
German Bioregenerative Life Support Technology Demonstrator · DLR (German Aerospace Center)
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EUCROPIS, a German technology demonstration satellite testing whether plants and algae could be grown in a closed-loop life support system under simulated Moon and Mars gravity, using a rotating satellite structure to generate artificial partial gravity — direct research relevant to future long-duration crewed missions.
Its orbit
- Orbit
- Low Earth Orbitcan appear as a fast-moving star at dawn or dusk
- Altitude
- 312–315 mi (502–507 km)
- Inclination
- 97.4°
- One orbit
- 94.6 minutes15.2 orbits a day
- NORAD ID
- 43807
- Int’l designator
- 2018-099BB
- Launched
- 2018
Orbital elements from CelesTrak, as of 22 Sep 2026.
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